Hinge-retaining plate



Feb. 27, 1923. 11,445522 A, PELTIER HINGE I RETAINING PLATE Filed NOV. 24, 1920 VINE/1511127061 94 550 far/5 Patented Fella 2'7, i923.

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Applicationfiled November 24, 1920. Seria1 ro.&2,29 5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that l t, ALFRED "Fnnrlnn, a

citizen of theUnited States, residing atMiit neapolis in the county of ,Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Hinge itetaining Plates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others. skilled in the artto which'it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesto a hinge retaining plate and particularly to such aplate adapted for use with screen doors, storm doors or storm windows. Such doors and windows are used only during part of the year-and when they are mounted and dismounted'by theremo'val of hinge screws, the wood of the door or window frame which receives the screws soonbecome's so mutilated that a secure fastening cannot be obtained. The hinge screws usually become rusted and their removal is often diiiicult. These and other objectionable features oi'this vpractice are eliminated by the use of the presentinvention.

it is an object of'the inventionltherefor to provide a structureby means'of which the door or window and desired attaching hinge can be quicklv and easily detached without disturbing. any screws placed'in the window or door frame.

This and otherobjects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from t1 9 following description .made in connection with the accompanying drawings,in which like reference charact'ersrefer to-the same partsthroughout the, different views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door or window jam having the applicants novel attach-ing means applied thereto and a portion of the attached part being also shown;

Fi 2 is a section of a structure shown in Fig. i, taken on the line 2-2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing part of the attached part and its attaching hinge;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View similar to Fig. 2, but showing a modification.

Referring to the drawings:

A door jam or side of a window frame is shown in section in Fig. 1 and has a rabbet which is formed in the front or outside edge thereof. An angular plate is shown as having a substantially rectangular portion 2 attached to or set into the front of the jam or frame and as also having. a *fiange portion 3 extending at right angles and contacting withithe" innersurface of the rabbet l. "The portion 2"is shown as;attached"tothefframe by spaced screws and this portionhas between said screws athicker rectangular portion from which .a comparativelythinplate a extends in spaced relationto'the plate 2 to a poi'nt adjacent the corner edgethereof andthis plate 54: thereby forms. a slot, which slotis adapted to-receivmtheplate orflange of a hing-e5. The plate 4 has vertically aligned spacedholes which willlbe arranged to register with the ,usualholes provideduin the plate'of'the'h-inge 5 and spacedlugsare formed on: the inner side of theportiongfl in alignment with these holes, which lugs are threaded .to receive :the threaded ends of headed-attaching screws'fi. The flange '3 of the anchoringplate is also provided with holes and .adapted'to receive attaching screws taking intothejam or "frame. The other plate or fiangeof'the hinge 5 will be attached as usual-by screws-to the edgeofthe window or door-,7, Which is shown asbeing part of a; screen'door.

With-the construction described, when it is desired-to :attach-thegdoor or window,the usual attaching-hinge will be secured thereto, as shown, and one fiange'or plate ofthe hinge will then'be 'inserted'into the slot of the anchoring plate and-the screws 6- passed therethrough and tightened to clamp the hinge firmly between the portion 2-ai1d the clamp plate-,4. When it is desired-to remove-the door or window, --the screws 6 will simply beyremoved and the door or window then -withdrawn with the 'hi-nge remaining thereon. lPhe screws --6 may, of course, "be either replaced in the anchoring plate or kept out and stored until again needed.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, a hinge having a coiled spring disposed about the pivot thereof and which is surrounded by a cylindrical housing, is shown which comprises a common structure in screen door hinges. This hinge however, is provided with a right angle channel port-ion on one attaching plate, which is arranged to contact both the edge and front of the door or window. The anchoring plate in this figure is also shown as having the portion a forming the clamping plate as bent up and over from the main body of the portion 2'. The portion 4 as in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 forms a slot adapted to receive one plate and windows can be quickly and easily placed in position and removed therefrom.

The screws that take into the window or door frame or into the window or door are left permanently in position and the material in these parts is not mutilated. The anchor plates will be left permanently on the jams or frames and the hinges will be left permanently on the doors or windows and the said parts are thus always firmly secured in position.

. It will of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form and details of the device without departing from thescope of the invention, which generally stated consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

.1. A holder for a hinge comprising a plate having holes therein adjacentits top and bottom edges adapted to receive attaching meansfor attaching theplate to a door or window frame, said plate having a flat lip spaced therefrom and extending transversely thereof between the top and bottom holes and connected to the plate adjacent one of its vertical sides, said 'lip having apertures therethrough and said plate having tapped holes in alinement with said apertures whereby the leaf of the hinge can be disposed between said lip and plate, and clamped and secured thereto by screws extendlng through said lip and hinge and into said tapped holes.

- 2. A hinge retaining device having in combination an integral plate having a fiat portion adapted to contact the front of a door jam or window frame, and a flat portion extending at right angles thereto adapt ed to contact the edge thereof, and having holes for attaching means in said first mentioned portion, said portion having a vertical slot formedtherein adjacent theother portion forming a clamping lip attached to said plate only at one edge, said clamping lip having spaced holes extending there- -througl1, and threaded lugs in alinement with said holes, a hinge having one section disposed in said slot, screws passing there through and through the said holes in the clamping lip to clamp said section between the surfaces of the plate and ,lip,.the other section of said hinge being attached to the edge of a door or window, which section contacts with the portion of the plate attached to the edge of the door j am or window frame when the door or window is in closed position.

3. A hinge retaining device comprising a plate having fiat portionsv disposed at right angles to each other, one of said portions being relatively wider than the other and having holes for attaching means .therethrough adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof, the portion between said holes being of increased thicknessand having a slot formed therein adjacent the angle edge of the lip at I tached only at one edge forming a clamping plate, said clamping plate having spaced holes extending therethrough and the plate havin threaded lugs in alinement therewith.

4. in attaching means for a hinge comprising an integral plate having spaced holes therein adjacent its top and bottom edges, a thickened central portion having a slot formed thereinat one edge of the plate forming a projecting lip projecting from said thlckened portion and attached thereto only at one edge, spaced holes extending through said lip and tapped holes in a portion of the plate beneath said lip in alinement with said holes whereby a hinge plate can be inserted beneath said lip and held and clamped in position by screws extending through the holes in said lip intolthe tapped holes, and said hinge plate can be removed while the plate remains attached.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALFRED PELTIERQ 

